NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ashley L. Barks

Neurological Surgery Physician · Wichita, KS

Ashley L. Barks is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Wichita, Kansas, and NPI 1972879617, issued on Mar 27, 2012. Check the license (Kansas 04-42407, as entered in NPPES) on the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1972879617
Name
Ashley L. Barks
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License number
04-42407 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3223 N Webb RD Ste 1, Wichita, KS 67226
Phone
(316) 609-2667
Enumerated
Mar 27, 2012
Record last updated
Aug 14, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(316) 609-2867
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190823002908); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Albany Medical College Of Union University, 2012
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3223 N Webb RD Ste 1

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Angela Azzarito, MSN-FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1689313876
  2. Casandra Bourn, APRN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1962073585
  3. Keyona Hensley, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1831715218
  4. Jacob Loveless, NURSE PRACTITIONERNurse Practitioner1003442278
  5. Joel Weninger, APRNNurse Practitioner1184037665

Verify Ashley L. Barks in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKansas State Board of Healing Arts
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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8% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024

159 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 102 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ashley Barks159
  2. Specialty average172

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen81 claims
  2. Gabapentin23 claims
  3. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen17 claims
  4. Methocarbamol11 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79.4 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score94.9
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%38.2
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Abay Neuroscience Center LLCWichita, KS

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Ashley L. Barks among 67 neurological surgery physician records in Kansas

Ashley L. Barks is one of 67 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Kansas. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 63% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 63% of these records are older, 33% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2007 among the 42 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Kansas

There are 67 neurological surgery physician records in Kansas.

The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Dickerson, M.D.Wichita, KS 672261225059025
  2. Raymond Grundmeyer, M.D.Wichita, KS 672261346276961
  3. Matthew Henry, M.D.Wichita, KS 672261134140932
  4. Christian Lothes, MDWichita, KS 672261164624516
  5. B Mellion, PH.D, M.D.Wichita, KS 672261417983032
  6. James Weimar, M.D., PH.D.Wichita, KS 672261538350830
  7. Zsolt Zador, MDWichita, KS 672261023879939
  8. Eustaquio Abay, M.D.Wichita, KS 672181013949338

Common questions

What is Ashley L. Barks's NPI number?

Ashley L. Barks's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972879617, issued on Mar 27, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ashley L. Barks located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3223 N Webb RD Ste 1, Wichita, KS, 67226. Phone: (316) 609-2667. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ashley L. Barks's license?

NPPES lists Kansas license number 04-42407, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts at https://www.ksbha.ks.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Ashley L. Barks prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ashley L. Barks had 159 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Ashley L. Barks's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.4 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.